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^xtg^SS^Simtfi, THE TIMES COMPANY. The Daily Times, when áellvened by carriers, is tea cents per week or fifty cents per monili. ïv mall, J3.00 per year or 2*5 cents per month. "The W-Bddy Times, fifty cents per year by mííi All unsigned communications will be rej-îcted. ^Manchester Bureau.Carter's Drug Store, No. 1102 Hull Street. Petersburg Agent.E. R. Roper, 67 Sycamore Street Mutual 'Phone, 12S. Rejected communications will not be returned unless accompanied by stamps. .WEDNESDAY, «MARCH C, 1902. AN UNFAIR CONTEMPORARY. We should enjoy our discussion with the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot very mucn more if our Norfolk contemporary would be fairer in dealing with The Tlm«es. Recently the Virginian-Pilot charged The Times with having quoted a defunct law, and then when it discovered its mislaÄb,. inn end of making a frank acknowl¬ edgement, beat around the bush avid: In¬ sisted to the last that its étalement was 10 all intents and purposes correct. More recently it has thoroughly dis¬ torted an article which appeared in these columns in comment tho suit in the name of the United States Government against the Js'orthern Security Ccmpany. It re¬ produces a short extract of the article and adds this comment: We confess our inability to see any ab¬ surdity in ihe attempt of the Attorney- General to enforce a law that he believes is being violated- XVe do not see how, under his oath of office, he cocld do p.nythlng else. Nor do we perceive anything alarming in the suggestion that to bo consistent the President will have to order the At- tcmey-General to proceed against ,othcr mergers, if this ono should be declared in violation of tho Sherman anti-trust law. It woujiì be his ,>lain duty to do so and would be ihe most distinguished ¦servi«·""« to the American people and American industries that the President is likely to have an opportunity to per- iorm during bis terra of ofjice. It does seem to us "absurd on its face" to arraign the President and Attorney- General for attempt to enforce a law that, not merely tho latter, but many other of the abiest lawyers of the coun¬ try, hold has been violated by the North¬ ern Securities Company, and which some oí the lawyers, who drew the charter, ad¬ mitted they were doubtful about. Thc Times' argument seems to us about as reasonable as it would have been ior some humanitarian to get up and shout, ."What: Hang Joe Higginbotham? Then wo ^haIl havo to hang all other crimi¬ nals who violate the law in a. similar .way." To lïe sure. Violation of tho law is violation of it, and the argument of The "Times" rests upon precisely tho tame foundation as the opposition to-the Corporation Commission.that the indi¬ vidual must olM?y the law, but the cor¬ poration is above it.that the rights of property are more sacred than the right to ilfe and liberty' Away with such doelriuc! It is direct¬ ly subversive of republican institutions and is thc most effective evangel of so¬ cialism and anarchism. , r The natural inference of the Vjrginian- rilot's readers is that The Tlm(*s has .made an attack upon President Roose¬ velt and the Attorney-General for at¬ tempting to enforce the. laws of the Uni¬ ted States. Readers of Tlic Times know, however, that this paper has always stood for the rigid enforcement of all laws. In point of fact, the article in The Times irom which tho Virginian-Pilot quotes was in criticism.' net of the President, hut of tho Sherman anti-trust law, and was so headed. True, we said that the whole procedure seemed to us to be ab- stird on its face, but**we had previously explained that we did not understand how in law any man who had purchased a share of stock could be compelled to return it to the person from whom he had bought, nor how one who had sold a Ehare could bo compelled to take it back. That was ihe absurdity to which The Timee alluded. We never once said that Jt was absurd or improper for the Pres¬ ident of the United States to enrorce the law. As already stated, the article from wldch the Virginian-Pilot quotes was designed to show how rolschievious this Sherman anti-trust law would be if it" were rigidly enforce}!*. "Tho Times is lie pessimist.*' we said In conclusion, "and we do not mean to say that any Such disaster as we have above described Js probable. But we do say that the *"?hcrm:..n anti-trust law is to-day a 5nenace to tho enterprise and prosperity *Sf the United States." And we added this paragraph: "It seems to us that herein is food for thought for tho mem¬ bers of the Constitutional Convention." But, however that may be, the Sher¬ man law is the law of the land, and it is the duty of the President of the Uni¬ ted States to s«2e that the laws are execut¬ ed and that they are not violated. If ihe President believes that thc Northern Securities Company, or any other com- pany in the Unit«*! States, is existing In violation of this lnw, or any other law now in force, of bourse, it is his duty to proceed against any and all such corpora- lions. We have not condemned tho President ior proceeding against a corporation which ho believes to bo illegal. Our criticism, we repeat, was of the law, against such organizations which we be- lievo to be useless and mischievous. The worst that wc have said of the Presi¬ dent's act was that it was unnecessarily sudden an»l· spectacular. But that Is the President's way. MR. BRYAN'S INTOLERANCE. Recently tho Nashville American quot¬ ed with approval that portion of Mr. Wil¬ liam J. Bryan's speech in Boston in which he commended moral courage and praised Senator Hoar's action in oppos¬ ing Imperialism. The American employ¬ ed this sentiment as a text for an article, in which it rebuked critics of those Dem¬ ocratic papers which left the Democratic party In 1S9S and in 1900 because of their opposition to free silver and Bryanism. The American added that this had been Mr, Bryan's position on the subject for years. Mr. Bryan, in his Commoner, quotes tho American's comments lu part and «aye that it is true that ho ha« held, «nd sill! holds, that it is the duty of every ¦»««ft to ?e"-»*·*-·-, bin pOCXMsUfiMfm. ¦""**, »Hat h« ha.·»· nevcr-critlclscd those who loft the. Democratic party ""«cans© .of their convictions, tout adds that ho makcti a distinction between those who followed titeir convictions and those "who were tm- "*ler the secret control of corporate« in¬ terests and who spoke not as they thought, but «is Shey were commanded If Mr. Bryan hns ever said-in any or his speeches or newspaper articles on this subject that there were any Gold Dem¬ ocrat«! who left the-party In ISOGfrom conviction, we·havo failed to notf* tho panic. Ills-denunciation has been sweep¬ ing and he has treated- all Gold Demo¬ crats as traitors. But «re have never heard from him-a word-in-criticism of those Democrats who followed' him agalpst their convictions, and wo all know that there wero such. He has no patience whatever with Democratic newspapers which refused to preach tho doctrine or free silver, but ho has never denounced, nor even mildly rebuked, those Demo- "ci-àtic newspapers which advocated freo silver in IK'S against the convictions oí their editors. In that campaign Mr. Bryan assumed always and upon all oc¬ casions that Gold· Democrats were insin¬ cere and self-seeking, while Silver Dem¬ ocrats were always honest in their con¬ victions and .self-sacrificing and had. no thought except thc public good. Ho was as intolerant of Gold Democrats as a prohibitionist of a liquor-dealer. Yet, there are those who seem to think it strange that Gold Democrats do not love him. DiVtkSIFlED FAK.ViINQ. The correspondent of tho Charleston Courier reports that Mr. J. E. Ellerbe, a farmer of that State, sold about COO bushels of peas, receiving a check for "»584 for the car-load, and' has about ».Hi bushels still in stock. This crop alone is worth in money about SS-00. Mr. Ellerbo made ten bushels of peas to the acre on So acres, in addition to about fifteen bushels of corn to tho acre on same tract. So that each acre in corn and peas will bring him something more than $25. He himself says tha.t he will realizo more money from his corn, pca3 tobacco and hogs and hay than from bis cotton crop. Besides all this, ho says he has enough supplies on hand to run the farm this year. # This is good, business-like farming. There was a time when farmers of the South could afford to put all their lands in cotton and purchase their supplies. But that day is past. Cotton can now *»e produced for seven and eight cents per pound, leaving a fair margin of profit to the «producer, and it is not probable that the price will bo higher except In years when the crop is unusually small. Therefore, the farmers cannot afford to devote all their energies to this one crop anil purchase their household supplies from the outside. Moreover, diversified farming gives the farmer a chance to hit with one crop when he misses with ano¬ ther. The old maxim about putting all one's eggs into one basket is a maxim of the farm, and farmers, of all others, should take it to heart. ATR.L ? rO l r. OU II Some time ag3 a young woman In Brooklyn, N. "ST., addr«?ssed a polite note to the editor of 'The Tunes, explaining tbat there was soon to bo a debate in ner school on the question whether or not I resident Roosevelt was justifiable in in- l'ting a negro to dine with him She said that she was assigned to the nega¬ tive side of the question, and that the a« guments seemed to be against her. She lequested, therefore, that The Times vonld give lier the Southern view. Her request was complied with. The argument which The Times had employed In this connection was summed up and sent to the young orator in Brooklyn and the incident was forgotten until the other day.a note was received1 from her, in which she said: "The subject was rather a difficult cne for our side tc work up, as most of tho Northern pa¬ pers approved the act. However, with the points you gavo us, together with, a few wo had, we were enabled to carry out tho argument with the result of vic¬ tory for our side. Despite the fact that the aiflrmative. -was wery strong, the .judges decided in our favor.'' The Southern view is absolutely unan¬ swerable. The Panama Canal scheme has re¬ ceived a set-bacìi. The subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Intcroccanic Canals appointed to determine the legal status of the Panama Company's title and whether it couid be satisfactorily transferred, to the United States has de¬ cided to report that the legal complica¬ tions in which the Panama property is involved are such as to preelude a clear title. AVe have never believed that there was anything in thc Panama scheme ex¬ cept delay. The Senate Committee on Finance has unanimously recommended that the sal¬ ary of the surgeon to the penitentiary bo increased from $720 to $1,000 a year. That is eminently right. The surgeon's services are richly worth that sum. tUkKl.NI lOPlcS. A iVicnutnent to «Maury. Over in Franco they are talking of an international memorial* to Lieutenant Maury. Before a distinguished audience at the Sorbonne, in Paris, Professor Ber- geret made the propesa!, and a committee has been named to carry it out. This is a bit odd. Lieutenant Maury was an American. So far as we are aware, no one has ever proposed a monument to .him over here. He seems to havo been rather effectually forgotten. Part of this no doubt is due to the fact that Lieu¬ tenant Maury was a Virginian, and when the war broke out, forsook tho service of the nation to go with his State into "the Lost Cause." When the lighting had ended, feeling still ran too high to take back into the service a man who was looked upon by the North as a traitor, even though he may have done, as Maury did, a great work. Nowadays we may look upon his act with a kindlier eye. Perhaps we may not pffer his memory a carven imag-e, for America has not much of a habit of putting up statues to men of science. Still we may have a friendly feeling for France that she should think of honoring thus one of our people, all the mow perhaps because we. do not seem j to think very often of "empedcstalling French men. such as Pasteur, for exam¬ ple, who have done something; for man¬ kind. iSauiMuajit Maury'8 charts. Pro- fiosso? Bergeret remarked, cut ocean dis¬ tances in two. He,showed that by fol¬ lowing the winds, rather than making straight for the objective port, sailing' craft could go across the Atlantic or to Rio ' Janeiro.anywhere, in fact.In half the time, even thougH th«y. might sail an immensely greater distance. Professor Bergeret point*3d out that steam vessels have not driven out the whitc-wlhgs, as it was expected they would, and five and six-maütod schooners are being built right along. "For this he gave the larger credit to the American pioneer. The sav¬ ing in tho cost of ocean transportation, duo to tiie use or the Maury charts, was set down at three hundred millions of francs a year. -Lieutenant Maury has been daad a quarter of a century. Sup¬ posing American trade has benefited by a nith part of the sum Professor Ber- geret names, and that one per cent, cf this annual saving to the Unitt»d States had been set aside each year since Jlaury's death, that even would havo sufficed to raise him a three or four mil¬ lion dollar memorial..Harper's Weekly. Predicament of a Corpse. It remains for "Buz Fuz.1' our esteemed Pclham correspondent, to send in the most astounding item of the month. Wc had always put confidence in this man "Buz Fuz." His name is suggestive of great things. Somehow when w'e first took charge of this paper our eye fell on the name of "Buz Fuz," and we felt a longing desire to meit him and shake his hand. Afterwards we did have this pleasure, aud now he has proven that our estimate of his genius is not off the line. "Buz" writes that: "An old colored man named Henry Womack. living on Mr! J. A. Swann's land, after suffering for three years with heart disease, died Wednesday, a week from yesterday.' The announcement of this news was somewhat of a surprise, and we felt at once a growing sympathy for Henry, whese heart had undergone such a sea¬ son of depression, but wc arc not pre¬ pared for the finale of his news letter. It continues: "His family could not prevent him from climbing a small' tree, after a distinct improvement in his condition was noted on the day of his death. He had refused to go three feot from the ground before this. He insisted on topping the tree, and with this in view stuck iron spikes in the trunk to aid his climb. At the fork of the tree, fifteen feet from tho ground, ho stopped and died, and it took six men to get his remains out this embarrassing situation.*'.Danville Free Press. PERSONAL AND SIf1 AL. Mr. Carl Schurz on Monday celebrated his seventy-third birthday at his home. * ? · Judge."Have you formed any preju¬ dice against the prisoner?" J(uryman. "1 have seen some newspaper pictures of him." Judge."You are excuscri.".New York Weekly. ¦ · It is a little curious to find so many of the old-time negro minstrels passing away together. AVilliam West led the melancholy procession less than two weeks ago. and since then Emerson and William Rice have followed, and .Niel Bryant, another veteran, hovers between life and death..Baltimore News Ejdith."What on earth made you break off the engagement? I thought you were awfully in love with him." Madge."I was. but Rover couldn't bear him.". Brooklyn Life. 'Maine has two citizens who voted for Andrew Jackson in 1832.XV. H. Chisham, of Augusta, and Captain Joshua Moui¬ ton, of Scarboro. » « * "My!" exclaimed the good-natured housekeeper a3 she watched Weary Wragglee devour the food, "you cer¬ tainly do act as if you were hungry." "Act?"' he crick!', between bites. "Gee whizz, lady, don't you know de difference between actin' an' de real fing?".Phila¬ delphia Press. * ? * Anton Van Rueden, ono oÇ the wealthi¬ est farmers in the vicinity of Nokomls, 111., will go to St. Louis to-morrow to greet Prince Henry. Air. Van Rueden was a soldier in King Willielm's army and. was ono of the artillerymei; who lined the 101 salutes at the birth of Prince Ibwry in 1SG2. As near as can be as¬ certained Mr. Van Rueden is the only one living in this country that claims this distinction. AFTERMATH. NORWOOD, PA. March 1..The cham¬ pion glass-blower of the East is Miss Anna J. Agnew, of Norwood, who is employed in Glenolden. She is only IS years old and is pretty and vivacious Ivliss Agnew is an expert in making antitoxin bulbs, screw and goose necks, and can blow 1,000 of each as ? day's work, tíhe is also skillful in fancy glass blowing. Miss Agnew says the work does not affect her lungs or her general hcyxlth. She declares that during the past.two years her lungs have become stronger, and that she has "irx-reased in weight from 110 to 130 pounds since taking up men's work.".Philadelphia Record. * * Tutcher.You haven's a live dollar bill about ,you, have you? Kintcher.Yes, I have. How did you guess it? Tutcher.I just thought you might have. Klutcher.I just got it this morning Hero it is: "J. Klutcher to A. Taylor, Dr., to trousers, ?5.".Philadelphia, Press. * . * A man who was bicycling in Southern Franco was pushing his machine up a step mill when he avertook a peasant with ii donkey cart. The patient beast was making but little progress, although it wt.is doing its best, Tho benevolent cyclist, putting his left hand against the back of the cart and guiding his ma¬ chine with the other huiul, pushed so hard that the donkey, taking fresli courage, pulled his load successfully up to the top.' When the summit was reached the peasant burst into thanks to his benefactor. "It wivts good ot" you, indeed, monsieur!" he protested. "I should never in the world have got up the hill with only one donkey.".Youth's Companion. * * * The Interior Department has tinder consideration tho advisability of starting a new herd of buffalo "in the Yellowstone National Park by buying some and catching all the young buffalo that can be found and placing them in the res¬ ervation. Tweñty-two of these animals arc now located near the head of Peli¬ can Creek. The Controller of the Treas¬ ury will pay the expenses involved, es¬ pecially from hotel leases, transportation and other privileges. * * ° Fuddy.Did you hear the latest scan¬ dai down our way? Duddy-No. AVhat was it.something rich? Fuddy.Decidedly. The cook at the Dudleys Caught Mr. Dudley kissing his wife..Boston Transcript. "Civil Service. A civil "service examination will be held' in the United States Circuit Court room on Thursday, March 6th, for the position of messenger In thc Weather Bureau in this city. The examination is restricted to applicants residing hi Richmond. ITALLDEPENDSON THE POINT OF VIEW Very Mild Form of Slavery That !ii Philippines. HYPOCRISY IN HIGH PLACES Party That Held Slavery a Crime ia the United Males Condones it ia t b · Philippine Archipelajo, (Bj Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March «L.The extent cf slavery in the Philippines was discussed by Governor Taft before the iHouse Insular Committee to-day. In re¬ sponse to questions by members, he said slavery was confined to the southern Mo¬ ro Islands. The investigation made by Governor Taft and his associates had brought out that the slaves Included mon, women and children, who wen» slaves for debt, according to the state¬ ments made by tho datos. The slaves could buy their liberty, but until this was done tho condition ran from generation to generation. The slaves were members of the family and the relation was com¬ paratively mild, if it was possible to con¬ sider any form of slavery as mild. Governor Taft said Dato Mandi had al¬ ready abolished slavery by decree. How effective this was could not be stated. "It indicates," said Governor Tait, "how willing they are to consider our desires and tho possibilities of eradicating the system." ¡DON'T RECOGNIZE IT. The civil authorities had never recog¬ nized, slavery in any way, he said, and the military had always released slaves. But the slaves did not understand the advantage of liberty, and Governor Taft said if we attempted to end slavery by force we would probably find tho slaves turning their guns against us. The inilu- encc of the United States was, however, growing stronger and stronger for the eradication of slavery. Although our wishes had been made known, yet nei¬ ther tho civil or militan- authorities had said slavery must cease or war would be made. Representative Patterson, of Tennessee, asked the number of slaves. Governor Taft replied that he and his associates had sought to learn t««e number with the idea that we might buy-them and avert an effort by force, but on learning this the natives all presented themselves as slaves. The «jovernor estimated about «.^o.rr,.-rt.i« of ? ··**¦ Southern people as slaves, or from 200.000 to 300,000 in a popu¬ lation of 1.000,000 to 1,000 000. THICK AS BLACKBERRIES., When asked how many Sultans there were. Governor Taft answered that Sul¬ tans and D-'tos were as numerous as ba¬ rons In Germany, or justices of the peace in the United St«ates. In reply to a question by Mr. Patter¬ son, Governor Taft stated that thc slaves were punished by their masters and whipping was not unknown to them, al¬ though there was little severity. Thc slaves were subject to sale, but he did not know of any separating of mothers from their children. Representative Siblcy, of Pennsylvania, asked at what annual charge on the United Slates would be for thc mainte¬ nance Of the Philipincs. Governor Taft declared" that there was no reason why the United States should be called upon to pay anything toward the expense of the insular government ex¬ cept for m'litary operations. There was now "5,000.000 in gold" on hand and only ?L",000,OOö debt in sight. AMUSEMENTS. One of the artists who has been se¬ cured by the Wednesday Club for its series of concerts is Madame Charlotte Maconda, who will soon be heard in this city. Madame Maconda is known throughout the country as ono of the foremost sopranos, anil1 her coming to this city therefore will bo a musical event which will bo looked forward to with great anticipation by music-lovers of tho city. Other artists who will· ap¬ pear before the AVednesday Club will be announced in a short while. One of thc best expositions of the ex¬ cellence of scenic art and the high stand¬ ard established in dramatic productions in recent years is Frank McKee's new Revolutionary play. "Janice Meredith," in. which he will present his new star, Mannering, in this city for thc first time at the Academy on Saturday afternoon olid night. There are four""great scenes. This play treats cf a most eventful time in the history of this country, and is especially attractive to every theatre¬ goer. Mr. White's Record. Mr. C. XV, AVhite, who took a prominent part in thc American Telegraphers- tournament in Atlanta Saturday night, in addition to his record of 5C.J words in the ton-minute straight sending contest for the Carnegie $100 diamond« studded medal, only being beaten by McClintic, of Dallas, Texas, by fourteen words, es¬ tablished a' message-sending record or fifty and a half messages in thirty min¬ utes. The best record made in former tournaments was fifty messages in thir¬ ty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. Four experts attempted to copy them, but only one succeeded in receiving them all, Mr. IT. V. Emanuel, of Philadelphia, who has the reputation of being ono of tho finest operators in America. The gentle¬ man receiving the second prize lost four messages out of fifty. This event created greafe enthusiasm, and did not take place until 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Mr. AVhite has long been connected with the AVestern Union Company in Richmond and is one of the most expert of the "senders" in the country. A BREATHING SPELL. If. the consumptive could only keep from getting worse it Avould be some encourage¬ ment. Scott's Emulsion át least gives tired nature a breathing spell. The nourishment and strength obtained from Scott's Emulsion are a great relief to the exhausted system. This treatment alone often enables the consumptÍA*e to gather force enough to throw off the disease altogether. Scott's" Emulsion brings strength to the lungs and flesh to the body. Send Ior Free Sample. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists, 409 Psad St, N. Y. <¦*!=»¦*¦». DU ? LAP'S SPRING HATS Derbjs, Silks, Operas, and Softs- are now displayed at ¿MB täülABOYsjjumTTEBL· .9? and Stround Jhe jiotels. One of the well known Virginians in the city yesterday was -Mr. Robert A. Buck- ner, of Roanoke, who is visiting his bro¬ ther, Mr. Walter Buckner, at the Lex¬ ington, In this city. He will remain here for several days. Mr. J. N. Harman, Jr., of Tazewell, son of State Senator J. N. Harman, was in the city yesterday on a -visit to his father. Both are at the New Ford's. Two large parties, one from Norfolk and one from Portsmouth, were at Mur¬ phy's yesterday. From Norfolk these gentlemen were« present: Captain Oscar E. Edwards, Messrs. XV. O. Graves, T. iO. Smith, J. C. Sommers, IL L. Page, J. E. Colo, J. A. C. Gravin, I. J. Ran¬ dolph. N. if. Osborne, Charles E. Finch, Thomos H. Willcox, W. D. Pender, James W. McCarrick, R. Randolph Hicks, James W. Goode, all at Murphy's. Tho Portsmouth party included Messrs. J. B. Hept, Jr., James XV. Strand, John J. King, S. C. Brown, R. M. Diggs. This party is also registered at Murphy's. Several gentlemen from nampton were in the city yesterday. They wero Messrs. Blair P. AVilson, J. V. Blckford, J. C. Robinson and F. W. Darling, tha latter accompanied by his wife. Other well known Virginians here in- eluded: Mr. James B. Blanks, of Peters¬ burg, and Mr. John H. Whealton, of Whealton, at Murphy's; Mr. Thomas H. Lum and wife, of Manassas; Mr. K. F. Taylor, of Blackstone; Mr. Anthony Bul¬ lock, of Irwin; Mr. Claude Hunter, of Pe¬ tersburg: Mr. T. F. Marbury, of Alexan¬ dria., and Mr. J. L. Lawless, of Franklin, at the Lexington, and Mr. W. "Frank Eas¬ ley, XV. R. Alexander and S. P. Wixon, of Norfolk, at the New Ford's At the New Ford's yesterday was the Rev. J. P. Foster, of Geneva. N. Y. Ac¬ companied by his wife and daughter, ho is returning homo from a visit to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Dr. John W. Knorr. Jr.. one of the leading physicians of Philadelphia, was at Murphy's yesterday. Mr. and "Mrs. J. V. D. Beekman, of Princeton, were at the Lexington yester¬ day.· They arc bound south for a short trip·. From other States there were many visitors of prominence to 'Richmond yes¬ terday, including Mr. XV. J. Crosswell, of North Carolina: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Botsford. of Port Huron; Messrs. A. M. Wall and J; I. Kelley. of Philadelphia, at the Lexington; Mr. W. R. Kennette. of Raleigh, N. C. at the New Ford's, and Mr. H. P. Cruse, of Baltimore, and Mr. XV. F. Farmalee, of Kalamazoo, at Mur¬ phy's. MONROE LEWIS WILL NOT HANG Gov. Montague Commutes His Sentence to Eighteen Years, Governor Montague yesterday commut¬ ed tho sentence of Monroe Lewis, who was to be hanged at Hampton March 7th, 1!XG, to eighteen years in the peniten¬ tiary"· Lewis, who is a colored man, was, on March 10, 1001, convicted of murder in the first degree in the County Co.urt of Eliza¬ beth City and sentenced to be hanged May 17, 1901. Execution was stayed and he was rc-sentenced November, 1001, to be hanged December 17, 11*01. but was re¬ spited December 11th until February 7, 1"02. and was then respited until March 7, nxe. Thc Governor's reasons for commuta¬ tion of sentence arc as follws: "Monroe Lewis conducted «a bar just outside of thc corporate limits of Hamp¬ ton and had in his employment one Albert Pritlow. On the evening of the homicide. Lewis peacefully'and lawfully discharged Pritlow, who, however^ refused to abide the discharge and becam-*· very abusive of Lewis. Lewis ordered him to leave th<3 house, but he declined and defied Lewis to put him out. Lewis then sent out for police, but none could be secured. Prit¬ low then left and went to a nearby bar, whore he drank whiskey. He soon" re¬ turned and became more abusive and in¬ sulting. Lewis again endeavored to se¬ cure policemen, but without success. A wordy altercation then ensued, Pritlow defying ejection from the place, when Lewis threw a glass bottle, which failed to strike. The very violent language con¬ tinued, when Lewis took from the coun¬ ter of the bar a pistol, fining one shot, which killed Pritlow. It should be added that Lewis was of small and delicate build, while Pritlow was a very powerful and athletic man and given to fighting. "Upon these facts, as disclosed by the record, the jury rendered a verdict of murder in the first degree. After the most earnest consideration, I am of opin¬ ion that the facts do not exhibit such de¬ liberation and premeditation as will war¬ rant, in a broad sense, murder in the first degree. Technically, the facts may sustain the verdict, but my duty cdn- strains me to commute the sentence of death to ono of imprisonment in the penitentiary for eighteen years, which I accordingly do. "The Commonwealth's Attorney who prosecuted the case, nine jurymen, the remainder being unable to be found: the mayor, treasurer, sheriff, commissioner of revenue, sergeant, the clerks' of the Circuit and County Courts respectively (the trial judge being dead), and other prominent and law abiding citizens urge my intervention." SOCIAL and PERSONAL Yesterday was an unusual day, even for Lent, in society, but a busy "one nevertheloss. A little out of the ordinary run of things was tho assembly of la¬ dles at the Capitol to present the bill for the appropriation of money for Con¬ federate causes, which, under their In¬ fluence, was carried amid applause, min¬ gled with hisses. Then there were the meetings of the Masonic Homo Auxiliary and the A. P. V. A. and in the afternoon church and "bridge" at tho Woman's Club for the non-devotees. Thc little tot.« had -their fun. and a birthday* party was given by little Mas¬ ter Moore at his mother's home, on Church ???, at 4 o'clock, while the little girls of Th'rd Street gave an entertain¬ ment for charitable purposes. * . · There was a well-attended meeting of the Central Committee of the A. P- V. A. yesterday at 1:30 o'clock, at which much routine business was transacted. Mr. B. F. Johnson appeared befiro the society and presented his plans to tata tbo school children on the annual ex¬ cursion of the societv to Jamestown in May. Mrs. Joseph Bryan was in the chair, and the following members were present: Mrs. C. B. Ball, Mrs. Caskie'Ca¬ bell, Mrs. W. C. Bentley. Mrs. AV. G. Stanard. Mrs. R. XX. Watkins. Mrs. Vir¬ ginius Hall, Mrs. AA'. T. Robins, Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson. Mrs. Archer Anderson, Mrs. AA" S. Murray. Mrs. E. V. Valen¬ tine. Mrs. Gordon McCabe. Mrs. Enders Robi**son, Miss E11-» Thomas * » * Mrs Roger A. Pryor and other repre¬ sentatives of the New York A. P..V. A. and about ISO New York society -ivomen will join the annual excursion of the Richmond branch of the A. P. V. A. to Jamestown on May 24th. They will visit several po'nts <-f Interest on their A'irginia tour, and Friday, May 23d, will be spent in this city. The Richmond represe.! ta- tives to do th-i honors of that occasion will Include Mrs. John B. Lightfoot. Mrs. George W. .Bagbv. Mr3. î". V. A'aiendne a*-·*: Mrs. C. B. Ball. Not only «.vili tha New Yorkers vfc.it P.tandon, Shirley, Westover nnd o*hpr beautiful homes, but a special service will bo held for the pilgrims in St. Paul's church. No-folk, built In 1639. At AVil- liamsburg the Powder Horn and AVilliam and Mary College will attract them. They will pro to Yorktown and stop to view Blandford Church, in Petersburg. In thc s-lemn cxereis-s to be held in the sh»dow of the old church tha commu¬ nion service used will be that given by J"mes I. to tho Jamestown Church in 1661.. They will leave New York via the Old Dominion Lme May 17th and return im¬ mediately after tha Jamestown excur¬ sion ·» · The Williamsport Gazette says of Mrs. Helen Weil, who has been announced be¬ fore as the attraction next Saturday night at the Womar-'s Club: "Mrs. Helen Weirs reading of the play. "Paolo and Fran¬ cesca." before the Federated Clubs, of Pennsylvania Women was an aesthetic treat which will long linger in the memo- ory of her hearers. Mrs. Weil's style and ability cannot be described with any¬ thing like justice to her. She was at her best last night, and when she had finished the sadly sweet love-tale, the large hall fairly rang with applause.'' * · The Masonic Home Auxiliary met yes¬ terday at 11 o'clock in the Masonic Tem¬ ple, with Mrs. Mosby in the chair. Ar¬ rangements were made for a "Birthday Fete," to be given in the Masonic Tem¬ ple Friday, April 4th, to which invitations will be issued. The different committee^ were formed at the meeting and a musi¬ cal programme will be arranged. Sits. Barbour spoke in high praise of the new piano, which had been paid for ned placed by the friends of the Masonic Home in tho Home. * * · Invitations have been sent to friends In this city from Captain William Brocken¬ brough Colston for the marriage of his daughter. Miss Elizabeth Marshall Col¬ ston, to Mr. AVilliam Trapnell. The wedding will be solemnized Satur¬ day, March 15th, at 12:30 P. M.. in Trinity Church. Martinsburg. W.' \*a. Miss Colston has a number of relatives in Richmond, being connected through her father with both the Colstons and tii ockenbroughs. The Whatsoever Y's held an enjoyable meeting Monday night, at which dele¬ gates were elected to the District Con¬ vention, to be held iu Petersburg to-day. During the evening a delightful pro¬ gramme was rendered, consisting of music and recitations, those taking part being Mr. R. A. Jordan, of Richmond College; Mr. Kenny, Mrs. Foster, Mr. Pcnnybacker and Mr. Simmons. * » * Tidings came from Washington of the marriage of Miss Anna Cameron Heard and Professor Walter S. Holt, formerly of Manchester, Va. The bride is the daughter of Mr. George C. Heard, while ???. Holt has a number of friends in this city, and is now considered one of the most talented musicians in Washington. The ceremony was performed on Feb¬ ruary* 26th. * « Miss Maria Elair's lecture on the "Sev¬ en Great Paintings of the World" to¬ morrow at 4:30 o'clock ia the Woman's Christian Association, is being looked forward to with much pleasure, tbis being only the second time Miss Blair has lectured on that subject in this city, and then before the Richmond Female Seminary. » » Miss Adele Williams !s in New York, where she is pursuing hn art* course. Miss AVilliams is one of the most promi¬ nent members of the Richmond Art Club, and has a host of frieii)*Is who will watch her progress with interest. Miss Whitehead, a recent graduate of St. Luke's Hospital, has accepted a posi¬ tion to succeed Miss Mary Douthat at the Clifton Forgo (Chesapeake and Ohio) .Ilospitatt. Miss Whitehead wilt leave for Clifton Forge to-day. ¥ * Miss Sizcr, of this city, who Is tho guest of Mrs. J. Melgs Robinson, in Nor¬ folk, assisted Mrs. Robinson to receive en the second anniversary of thc latter's marriage. * c A splendid picture of Miss Margaret FJsri-y appeared in tho Phllaò*et*?nta North America nyesterday. Miss Esrey w-»-i ireny friends .at the Horse Snow diring her visit last autumn. . * Mr. and Mrs. Morgan R. Mills have re¬ turned from a visit of several weeks in Florida, where they went for the benefit of her health. * * * The Rev. Oliver J- Schoolcraft, former¬ ly a well known society man of Richmond, whose first wife was the famous Rich- mend beauty. Miss Mattie Ould, will shortly come to Richmond from England, where he has lived for some time, to visit his mother, Mrs. Beattie, of Henrico county. * . · The Oakwood Memorial Association will bold its first spring meeting Wednesday. March 5th, at 4 P. M., at St. Johns Church. A full attendance is desired and the ladies are requested to come prepared to pay yearly dues. ·.· * Miss Bessie Aylett. of King AVilliam, !·*>' visiting her sister, Mrs. Moses D. Hoge. * · * Mrs. John F. Tanner, who has been re- iitxlna; ax No. 10S South Third Street, WAWTKD. WANTEdT BY GENTLEMAN ??G> wife, board and room in private family- Must be in good locratlon. Terms must be reasonable. References «exchanged. Address "G. ,T. P.," care Times. WANTED. TO SELL BEDROOM SET^ Wardrobe, Dinner Set and Leather Couch. Apply to Room 93. NEW FORD'S HOTEL, from *";**«> and 11:30 A. M. and 2:30 and 4.30 P. M. "" SPECIAL MIDWINTER PRICES ON reupholstering and making over Parler Suites. Couches. Odd Chairs. Hair Mat¬ tresses, etc.. at JÜRGENS* FURNI¬ TURE STORE. 419-21 E. Broad Street. Address postal or 'phone to store or fac¬ tory, 107-9-11-13 N. Eighth Street, and our foreman will call on you with a new up-to-dato lino of samples. No chars* for estimates and no hard feelings i" we don't get the work.but we usually do._ WAUTED.-KALE HELP. WA^tIsdTaBOUT20 GOOD COAL MIN«. ERS to work on tonnage, coal about «1 feet 6 inches thick; no trouble or strike, regular work. Two boarding-house3 an«! private houses for famlies. Also 2 good MEN to run Harrison's Coal Punching Machines, piece work. For further par¬ ticulars, apply SUPERINTENDENT, Chatham Coal and Iron Co.. Cumnock, N. C. WANTED. TWO RELIABLE YOUNG MEN for Alleghany Hotel. Goshen. Vs. One who understands book-keeping, double entry*, and one for night clerk. Must have good reference and some ex¬ perience at hotel work. Address F. H. BROCKENBROUGH. Lexington, Va. WANTED.A MAN THAT UNDER- stands handling furniture, competent to take charge of shipping department for furniture store. Address with ref¬ erences FURNITURE, care Leader Of¬ fice AVANTED. BUNCH BREAKERS AND CHEROOT ROLLERS; girls preferred. Address AV. AV. CRENSHAW, Cheroot Factory. Chase City. Va. AVAKTED. RESPONSIBLE PHILADEL- phfa firm wants office manager at Richmond; salary. S1.S0O yearly; $700 cash and satisfactory references re¬ quired; commercial references furnished; position permanent. Address g-atargif Box 2S1, Philadelphia, Pa. _ « rKTffATJS HET.P. WANTED. THOROUGHLY RELIABLE lady canvassers for high-grade Baking Powder. Those with experience pre¬ ferred. Address P. O. Box 4 ?d. WANTED AT ONCE.EXPERI¬ ENCED CAN LABEL¬ ERS. 1100 E. CARY ST. A>roSE""""""TS. PCr'JIAB ???G? THE PEOPLE. ALL « THIS WEEK, The Musical Comedy, A TRIP TO BUFFALO Crisp. Merry. Sparkling. Original. No Advance In Prices. MISS MARIA BLAIR AVILL GIVE HER popular lecture». "The Seven Great Pic¬ tures of the AVorld," In the hall ot tiio Woman's Christian Association, 709-7U East Franklin Street, on THURSDAY, March the 6th. at 4:'·? P. M. Thc lectu.r«j will bo given under tho auspices of Cir¬ cle No. «">. of Grace-Streej. Presbyterian Church. Mrs. AValter D. Burfoot, chair¬ man. Admission. 25 cents. HEAVY HATrtlSG. NOTICE..TO THE PUBLIC: THIS 13 to call your attention to tha superior quality of our JEFFERSON SPRING AVHEAT FLOUR. This Flour we guar¬ antee to make thirty pounds more bread to tho barrel and better bread than any spring wheat ilour on the market; sold in 12U-pound bags. 29c: barrel, at "-'.t*·). Try it and you will use no other, S« ULL.YIAN'S SON, three stores. BROOMS.2S DOZEN 2- 3- 4- AND 5- String BROOMS to be sold at auction at the VALENTNË AUCTION CO'S wareroom. No. 612 East Broad Street. TO-MORROW (AVednesday) MORNING March d, 1902, at 10."JO o'clock. Richmond. \"a.. March 4. 1902. HAVING QUALIFIED AS EXECUTOR on the estate of HENRY C. ALLEN, deceased. I hereby request all persona having bills against his estate to pre¬ sent the same to me for payment and all persons indebted to tils estate te settle with me. Respectfully. WINTHROP D. CRENSHAW. Executor, No. 916 East Main Street. ~ VOTE FOR A. L. PHILLIPS, FOR COUNCIL FROM CLAY WARD. Subject to Democratic Primary. MEETINGS. Richmond. A'a.. March 1. 1902. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TH« Stockholders of the Tredegar Company will be held on the 13th INSTANT at U it. at their office in the city of Rich« mond, \ra. J. R. J. ANDERSON. Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THIÏ BOARD OF MANAGERS of the Retreal for the Sick will be held THURSDAY, March 13th. at 11 ?. M.. for the election of a president and other officers. Mrs. A. F. R-????. Acting President. SPECÍALHOTI-ci:! HAUL EATERY-IKING ? * STORE ???- thing! INDEPENDENT TRANSFER COMPANY. Both 'phones. LOST AND FOUND. LOST.SUNDAY NIGHT, MARCH 2D, on Adams Street or on Main, between Adams and Sixth Street, a lover's knol BREAST PIN. Finder will return sama to No. 214 South Sixth Street and get reward. STRAYED OR STOLEN.FROM MY farm in Powhatan. near Ctayville, on* white and liver-colored pointer PU I' (female). Answers to the name ot "Cleo." Five dollars reward if returned to V. J. CLEMENTS. Clayville, Va. LOST.IN OR NEAR MURPHY'S HO¬ TEL, one lady's gold hunting-caso WATCK with initials E. L. M. on one side and "A. L. C." on the other, and enameled gold and blue Pin. Finder will be rewarded if left at MURPHY'S HOTEL OFFICE. moved into a delightful new flat yester¬ day at No. 314 South Third Street. . · · Mrs. James Evans, of Florence, S. C, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Reitz, U this City. . · Hfcse Dorothea B. Lee, who spent Sun¬ day in AVide AVater, Va., has returned to the city. » . · Mrs. Polk Miller and Misses Maude and Virginia Lee Miller are the guests oC Mrs. XV. Withers Miller, at No. 2 North First Street. . m Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nelson and Miss Alma E. Nelson, of New York, who have been traveling in the South and visit¬ ing friends in this city, returned to their home. ¦*. . » · Mr. R- T. Pierce, of Lancaster, whe has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. W, Meade Clark, has returned to his home. Hold Called Mtciing. There will be a called meeting of th* Ladies* Auxiliary of tho Railroad Y. At. C A. at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
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.WEDNESDAY, «MARCH C, 1902.
AN UNFAIR CONTEMPORARY.We should enjoy our discussion with
the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot very mucnmore if our Norfolk contemporary wouldbe fairer in dealing with The Tlm«es.Recently the Virginian-Pilot charged TheTimes with having quoted a defunct law,and then when it discovered its mislaÄb,.inn end of making a frank acknowl¬edgement, beat around the bush avid: In¬sisted to the last that its étalement was10 all intents and purposes correct.More recently it has thoroughly dis¬
torted an article which appeared in thesecolumns in comment tho suit in the nameof the United States Government againstthe Js'orthern Security Ccmpany. It re¬produces a short extract of the articleand adds this comment:We confess our inability to see any ab¬
surdity in ihe attempt of the Attorney-General to enforce a law that he believesis being violated- XVe do not see how,under his oath of office, he cocld dop.nythlng else.Nor do we perceive anything alarming
in the suggestion that to bo consistentthe President will have to order the At-tcmey-General to proceed against ,othcrmergers, if this ono should be declaredin violation of tho Sherman anti-trustlaw. It woujiì be his ,>lain duty to doso and would be ihe most distinguished¦servi«·""« to the American people andAmerican industries that the Presidentis likely to have an opportunity to per-iorm during bis terra of ofjice.It does seem to us "absurd on its face"
to arraign the President and Attorney-General for attempt to enforce a lawthat, not merely tho latter, but manyother of the abiest lawyers of the coun¬try, hold has been violated by the North¬ern Securities Company, and which someoí the lawyers, who drew the charter, ad¬mitted they were doubtful about. ThcTimes' argument seems to us about asreasonable as it would have been iorsome humanitarian to get up and shout,."What: Hang Joe Higginbotham? Thenwo ^haIl havo to hang all other crimi¬nals who violate the law in a. similar.way." To lïe sure. Violation of tholaw is violation of it, and the argumentof The "Times" rests upon precisely thotame foundation as the opposition to-theCorporation Commission.that the indi¬vidual must olM?y the law, but the cor¬poration is above it.that the rights ofproperty are more sacred than the rightto ilfe and liberty'Away with such doelriuc! It is direct¬
ly subversive of republican institutionsand is thc most effective evangel of so¬cialism and anarchism. , r
The natural inference of the Vjrginian-rilot's readers is that The Tlm(*s has
.made an attack upon President Roose¬velt and the Attorney-General for at¬tempting to enforce the. laws of the Uni¬ted States. Readers of Tlic Times know,however, that this paper has always stoodfor the rigid enforcement of all laws. Inpoint of fact, the article in The Timesirom which tho Virginian-Pilot quoteswas in criticism.' net of the President,hut of tho Sherman anti-trust law, andwas so headed. True, we said that thewhole procedure seemed to us to be ab-stird on its face, but**we had previouslyexplained that we did not understandhow in law any man who had purchaseda share of stock could be compelled toreturn it to the person from whom he hadbought, nor how one who had sold aEhare could bo compelled to take it back.That was ihe absurdity to which TheTimee alluded. We never once said thatJt was absurd or improper for the Pres¬ident of the United States to enrorce thelaw.As already stated, the article from
wldch the Virginian-Pilot quotes wasdesigned to show how rolschievious thisSherman anti-trust law would be if it"were rigidly enforce}!*. "Tho Times islie pessimist.*' we said In conclusion,"and we do not mean to say that anySuch disaster as we have above describedJs probable. But we do say that the*"?hcrm:..n anti-trust law is to-day a5nenace to tho enterprise and prosperity*Sf the United States." And we addedthis paragraph: "It seems to us thatherein is food for thought for tho mem¬bers of the Constitutional Convention."But, however that may be, the Sher¬
man law is the law of the land, and itis the duty of the President of the Uni¬ted States to s«2e that the laws are execut¬ed and that they are not violated. Ifihe President believes that thc NorthernSecurities Company, or any other com-pany in the Unit«*! States, is existing Inviolation of this lnw, or any other lawnow in force, of bourse, it is his duty toproceed against any and all such corpora-lions.We have not condemned tho President
ior proceeding against a corporationwhich ho believes to bo illegal. Ourcriticism, we repeat, was of the law,against such organizations which we be-lievo to be useless and mischievous. Theworst that wc have said of the Presi¬dent's act was that it was unnecessarilysudden an»l· spectacular. But that Is thePresident's way.
MR. BRYAN'S INTOLERANCE.Recently tho Nashville American quot¬
ed with approval that portion of Mr. Wil¬liam J. Bryan's speech in Boston inwhich he commended moral courage andpraised Senator Hoar's action in oppos¬ing Imperialism. The American employ¬ed this sentiment as a text for an article,in which it rebuked critics of those Dem¬ocratic papers which left the Democraticparty In 1S9S and in 1900 because of theiropposition to free silver and Bryanism.The American added that this had beenMr, Bryan's position on the subject foryears.Mr. Bryan, in his Commoner, quotes
tho American's comments lu part and«aye that it is true that ho ha« held,«nd sill! holds, that it is the duty of every¦»««ft to ? e"-»*·*-·-, bin pOCXMsUfiMfm. ¦""**, »Hat
h« ha.·»· nevcr-critlclscd those who loftthe. Democratic party ""«cans© .of theirconvictions, tout adds that ho makcti adistinction between those who followedtiteir convictions and those "who were tm-"*ler the secret control of corporate« in¬terests and who spoke not as theythought, but «is Shey were commandedIf Mr. Bryan hns ever said-in any or
his speeches or newspaper articles on thissubject that there were any Gold Dem¬ocrat«! who left the-party In ISOGfromconviction, we·havo failed to notf* thopanic. Ills-denunciation has been sweep¬ing and he has treated- all Gold Demo¬crats as traitors. But «re have neverheard from him-a word-in-criticism ofthose Democrats who followed' him agalpsttheir convictions, and wo all know thatthere wero such. He has no patiencewhatever with Democratic newspaperswhich refused to preach tho doctrine orfree silver, but ho has never denounced,nor even mildly rebuked, those Demo-"ci-àtic newspapers which advocated freosilver in IK'S against the convictions oítheir editors. In that campaign Mr.Bryan assumed always and upon all oc¬casions that Gold· Democrats were insin¬cere and self-seeking, while Silver Dem¬ocrats were always honest in their con¬victions and .self-sacrificing and had. nothought except thc public good. Ho wasas intolerant of Gold Democrats as aprohibitionist of a liquor-dealer. Yet,there are those who seem to think itstrange that Gold Democrats do not lovehim.
DiVtkSIFlED FAK.ViINQ.The correspondent of tho Charleston
Courier reports that Mr. J. E. Ellerbe,a farmer of that State, sold about COObushels of peas, receiving a check for"»584 for the car-load, and' has about ».Hibushels still in stock. This crop aloneis worth in money about SS-00.Mr. Ellerbo made ten bushels of peas
to the acre on So acres, in addition toabout fifteen bushels of corn to tho acreon same tract. So that each acre in cornand peas will bring him something morethan $25. He himself says tha.t he willrealizo more money from his corn, pca3tobacco and hogs and hay than from biscotton crop. Besides all this, ho sayshe has enough supplies on hand to runthe farm this year.
# This is good, business-like farming.There was a time when farmers of theSouth could afford to put all their landsin cotton and purchase their supplies.But that day is past. Cotton can now*»e produced for seven and eight centsper pound, leaving a fair margin of profitto the «producer, and it is not probablethat the price will bo higher except Inyears when the crop is unusually small.Therefore, the farmers cannot afford todevote all their energies to this one cropanil purchase their household suppliesfrom the outside. Moreover, diversifiedfarming gives the farmer a chance to hitwith one crop when he misses with ano¬ther.The old maxim about putting all one's
eggs into one basket is a maxim of thefarm, and farmers, of all others, shouldtake it to heart.
ATR.L ? rO l r. OU IISome time ag3 a young woman In
Brooklyn, N. "ST., addr«?ssed a polite noteto the editor of 'The Tunes, explainingtbat there was soon to bo a debate in nerschool on the question whether or notI resident Roosevelt was justifiable in in-l'ting a negro to dine with him Shesaid that she was assigned to the nega¬tive side of the question, and that thea« guments seemed to be against her. Shelequested, therefore, that The Timesvonld give lier the Southern view.Her request was complied with. The
argument which The Times had employedIn this connection was summed up andsent to the young orator in Brooklynand the incident was forgotten untilthe other day.a note was received1 fromher, in which she said: "The subjectwas rather a difficult cne for our sidetc work up, as most of tho Northern pa¬pers approved the act. However, withthe points you gavo us, together with, afew wo had, we were enabled to carryout tho argument with the result of vic¬tory for our side. Despite the fact thatthe aiflrmative. -was wery strong, the.judges decided in our favor.''The Southern view is absolutely unan¬
swerable.
The Panama Canal scheme has re¬ceived a set-bacìi. The subcommittee ofthe Senate Committee on IntcroccanicCanals appointed to determine the legalstatus of the Panama Company's titleand whether it couid be satisfactorilytransferred, to the United States has de¬cided to report that the legal complica¬tions in which the Panama property isinvolved are such as to preelude a cleartitle. AVe have never believed that therewas anything in thc Panama scheme ex¬cept delay.
The Senate Committee on Finance hasunanimously recommended that the sal¬ary of the surgeon to the penitentiarybo increased from $720 to $1,000 a year.That is eminently right. The surgeon'sservices are richly worth that sum.
tUkKl.NI lOPlcS.
A iVicnutnent to «Maury.Over in Franco they are talking of an
international memorial* to LieutenantMaury. Before a distinguished audienceat the Sorbonne, in Paris, Professor Ber-geret made the propesa!, and a committeehas been named to carry it out. This isa bit odd. Lieutenant Maury was anAmerican. So far as we are aware, noone has ever proposed a monument to.him over here. He seems to havo beenrather effectually forgotten. Part of thisno doubt is due to the fact that Lieu¬tenant Maury was a Virginian, and whenthe war broke out, forsook tho service ofthe nation to go with his State into "theLost Cause." When the lighting hadended, feeling still ran too high to takeback into the service a man who waslooked upon by the North as a traitor,even though he may have done, as Maurydid, a great work. Nowadays we maylook upon his act with a kindlier eye.Perhaps we may not pffer his memory acarven imag-e, for America has not muchof a habit of putting up statues to menof science. Still we may have a friendlyfeeling for France that she should thinkof honoring thus one of our people, allthe mow perhaps because we. do not seem
j to think very often of "empedcstallingFrench men. such as Pasteur, for exam¬ple, who have done something; for man¬kind. iSauiMuajit Maury'8 charts. Pro-
fiosso? Bergeret remarked, cut ocean dis¬tances in two. He,showed that by fol¬lowing the winds, rather than makingstraight for the objective port, sailing'craft could go across the Atlantic or toRio ' Janeiro.anywhere, in fact.In halfthe time, even thougH th«y. might sailan immensely greater distance. ProfessorBergeret point*3d out that steam vesselshave not driven out the whitc-wlhgs, asit was expected they would, and five andsix-maütod schooners are being builtright along. "For this he gave the largercredit to the American pioneer. The sav¬ing in tho cost of ocean transportation,duo to tiie use or the Maury charts,was set down at three hundred millionsof francs a year. -Lieutenant Maury hasbeen daad a quarter of a century. Sup¬posing American trade has benefited bya nith part of the sum Professor Ber-geret names, and that one per cent, cfthis annual saving to the Unitt»d Stateshad been set aside each year sinceJlaury's death, that even would havosufficed to raise him a three or four mil¬lion dollar memorial..Harper's Weekly.
Predicament of a Corpse.It remains for "Buz Fuz.1' our esteemed
Pclham correspondent, to send in themost astounding item of the month. Wchad always put confidence in this man"Buz Fuz." His name is suggestive ofgreat things. Somehow when w'e firsttook charge of this paper our eye fellon the name of "Buz Fuz," and we felta longing desire to meit him and shakehis hand. Afterwards we did have thispleasure, aud now he has proven thatour estimate of his genius is not off theline. "Buz" writes that: "An old coloredman named Henry Womack. living onMr! J. A. Swann's land, after sufferingfor three years with heart disease, diedWednesday, a week from yesterday.'The announcement of this news wassomewhat of a surprise, and we felt atonce a growing sympathy for Henry,whese heart had undergone such a sea¬son of depression, but wc arc not pre¬pared for the finale of his news letter. Itcontinues:"His family could not prevent him from
climbing a small' tree, after a distinctimprovement in his condition was notedon the day of his death. He had refusedto go three feot from the ground beforethis. He insisted on topping the tree, andwith this in view stuck iron spikes inthe trunk to aid his climb. At the forkof the tree, fifteen feet from tho ground,ho stopped and died, and it took six mento get his remains out this embarrassingsituation.*'.Danville Free Press.
PERSONAL AND SIf1 AL.Mr. Carl Schurz on Monday celebrated
his seventy-third birthday at his home.*
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Judge."Have you formed any preju¬dice against the prisoner?" J(uryman."1 have seen some newspaper pictures ofhim." Judge."You are excuscri.".NewYork Weekly.
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It is a little curious to find so many ofthe old-time negro minstrels passingaway together. AVilliam West led themelancholy procession less than twoweeks ago. and since then Emerson andWilliam Rice have followed, and .NielBryant, another veteran, hovers betweenlife and death..Baltimore News
Ejdith."What on earth made you breakoff the engagement? I thought you wereawfully in love with him." Madge."Iwas. but Rover couldn't bear him.".Brooklyn Life.
'Maine has two citizens who voted forAndrew Jackson in 1832.XV. H. Chisham,of Augusta, and Captain Joshua Moui¬ton, of Scarboro.
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"My!" exclaimed the good-naturedhousekeeper a3 she watched WearyWragglee devour the food, "you cer¬tainly do act as if you were hungry.""Act?"' he crick!', between bites. "Geewhizz, lady, don't you know de differencebetween actin' an' de real fing?".Phila¬delphia Press.
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Anton Van Rueden, ono oÇ the wealthi¬est farmers in the vicinity of Nokomls,111., will go to St. Louis to-morrow togreet Prince Henry. Air. Van Ruedenwas a soldier in King Willielm's armyand. was ono of the artillerymei; wholined the 101 salutes at the birth of PrinceIbwry in 1SG2. As near as can be as¬certained Mr. Van Rueden is the onlyone living in this country that claims thisdistinction.
AFTERMATH.NORWOOD, PA. March 1..The cham¬
pion glass-blower of the East is MissAnna J. Agnew, of Norwood, who isemployed in Glenolden. She is only ISyears old and is pretty and vivaciousIvliss Agnew is an expert in makingantitoxin bulbs, screw and goose necks,and can blow 1,000 of each as ? day'swork, tíhe is also skillful in fancy glassblowing.Miss Agnew says the work does not
affect her lungs or her general hcyxlth.She declares that during the past.twoyears her lungs have become stronger,and that she has "irx-reased in weightfrom 110 to 130 pounds since taking upmen's work.".Philadelphia Record.
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Tutcher.You haven's a live dollar billabout ,you, have you?Kintcher.Yes, I have. How did you
guess it?Tutcher.I just thought you might
have.Klutcher.I just got it this morning
Hero it is: "J. Klutcher to A. Taylor,Dr., to trousers, ?5.".Philadelphia, Press.
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A man who was bicycling in SouthernFranco was pushing his machine up astep mill when he avertook a peasantwith ii donkey cart. The patient beastwas making but little progress, althoughit wt.is doing its best, Tho benevolentcyclist, putting his left hand against theback of the cart and guiding his ma¬chine with the other huiul, pushed sohard that the donkey, taking freslicourage, pulled his load successfully upto the top.' When the summit wasreached the peasant burst into thanksto his benefactor. "It wivts good ot" you,indeed, monsieur!" he protested. "Ishould never in the world have got upthe hill with only one donkey.".Youth'sCompanion.
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The Interior Department has tinderconsideration tho advisability of startinga new herd of buffalo "in the YellowstoneNational Park by buying some andcatching all the young buffalo that canbe found and placing them in the res¬ervation. Tweñty-two of these animalsarc now located near the head of Peli¬can Creek. The Controller of the Treas¬ury will pay the expenses involved, es¬pecially from hotel leases, transportationand other privileges.
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Fuddy.Did you hear the latest scan¬dai down our way?Duddy-No. AVhat was it.something
rich?Fuddy.Decidedly. The cook at the
Dudleys Caught Mr. Dudley kissing hiswife..Boston Transcript.
"Civil Service.A civil "service examination will be held'
in the United States Circuit Court roomon Thursday, March 6th, for the positionof messenger In thc Weather Bureau inthis city. The examination is restrictedto applicants residing hi Richmond.
ITALLDEPENDSONTHE POINT OF VIEW
Very Mild Form of Slavery That!ii Philippines.
HYPOCRISY IN HIGH PLACES
Party That Held Slavery a Crime ia theUnited Males Condones it ia
t b · PhilippineArchipelajo,
(Bj Associated Press.)WASHINGTON, D. C, March «L.The
extent cf slavery in the Philippines wasdiscussed by Governor Taft before theiHouse Insular Committee to-day. In re¬sponse to questions by members, he saidslavery was confined to the southern Mo¬ro Islands. The investigation made byGovernor Taft and his associates hadbrought out that the slaves Includedmon, women and children, who wen»slaves for debt, according to the state¬ments made by tho datos. The slavescould buy their liberty, but until this wasdone tho condition ran from generationto generation. The slaves were membersof the family and the relation was com¬paratively mild, if it was possible to con¬sider any form of slavery as mild.Governor Taft said Dato Mandi had al¬
ready abolished slavery by decree. Howeffective this was could not be stated."It indicates," said Governor Tait, "how
willing they are to consider our desiresand tho possibilities of eradicating thesystem."
¡DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.The civil authorities had never recog¬
nized, slavery in any way, he said, andthe military had always released slaves.But the slaves did not understand theadvantage of liberty, and Governor Taftsaid if we attempted to end slavery byforce we would probably find tho slavesturning their guns against us. The inilu-encc of the United States was, however,growing stronger and stronger for theeradication of slavery. Although ourwishes had been made known, yet nei¬ther tho civil or militan- authorities hadsaid slavery must cease or war would bemade.Representative Patterson, of Tennessee,
asked the number of slaves. GovernorTaft replied that he and his associateshad sought to learn t««e number with theidea that we might buy-them and avertan effort by force, but on learning thisthe natives all presented themselves asslaves. The «jovernor estimated about«.^o.rr,.-rt.i« of ? ··**¦ Southern people asslaves, or from 200.000 to 300,000 in a popu¬lation of 1.000,000 to 1,000 000.
THICK AS BLACKBERRIES.,When asked how many Sultans there
were. Governor Taft answered that Sul¬tans and D-'tos were as numerous as ba¬rons In Germany, or justices of the peacein the United St«ates.In reply to a question by Mr. Patter¬
son, Governor Taft stated that thc slaveswere punished by their masters andwhipping was not unknown to them, al¬though there was little severity. Thcslaves were subject to sale, but he didnot know of any separating of mothersfrom their children.Representative Siblcy, of Pennsylvania,
asked at what annual charge on theUnited Slates would be for thc mainte¬nance Of the Philipincs.Governor Taft declared" that there was
no reason why the United States shouldbe called upon to pay anything towardthe expense of the insular government ex¬cept for m'litary operations. There wasnow "5,000.000 in gold" on hand and only?L",000,OOö debt in sight.
AMUSEMENTS.One of the artists who has been se¬
cured by the Wednesday Club for itsseries of concerts is Madame CharlotteMaconda, who will soon be heard in thiscity. Madame Maconda is knownthroughout the country as ono of theforemost sopranos, anil1 her coming tothis city therefore will bo a musicalevent which will bo looked forward towith great anticipation by music-loversof tho city. Other artists who will· ap¬pear before the AVednesday Club willbe announced in a short while.
One of thc best expositions of the ex¬cellence of scenic art and the high stand¬ard established in dramatic productionsin recent years is Frank McKee's newRevolutionary play. "Janice Meredith,"in. which he will present his new star,Mannering, in this city for thc first timeat the Academy on Saturday afternoonolid night. There are four""great scenes.This play treats cf a most eventful timein the history of this country, and isespecially attractive to every theatre¬goer.
Mr. White's Record.Mr. C. XV, AVhite, who took a prominent
part in thc American Telegraphers-tournament in Atlanta Saturday night,in addition to his record of 5C.J words inthe ton-minute straight sending contestfor the Carnegie $100 diamond« studdedmedal, only being beaten by McClintic,of Dallas, Texas, by fourteen words, es¬tablished a' message-sending record orfifty and a half messages in thirty min¬utes. The best record made in formertournaments was fifty messages in thir¬ty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.Four experts attempted to copy them, butonly one succeeded in receiving them all,Mr. IT. V. Emanuel, of Philadelphia, whohas the reputation of being ono of thofinest operators in America. The gentle¬man receiving the second prize lost fourmessages out of fifty. This event createdgreafe enthusiasm, and did not take placeuntil 3 o'clock Sunday morning.Mr. AVhite has long been connected
with the AVestern Union Company inRichmond and is one of the most expertof the "senders" in the country.
A BREATHING SPELL.
If. the consumptive couldonly keep from getting worseit Avould be some encourage¬ment.
Scott's Emulsion át leastgives tired nature a breathingspell. The nourishment andstrength obtained from Scott'sEmulsion are a great relief tothe exhausted system.
This treatment alone oftenenables the consumptÍA*e togather force enough to throwoff the disease altogether.
Scott's" Emulsion bringsstrength to the lungs and fleshto the body.
Send Ior Free Sample.SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists, 409 Psad St, N. Y.
and 11:30 A.M. and 2:30 and 4.30 P. M.
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SPECIAL MIDWINTER PRICES ONreupholstering and making over ParlerSuites. Couches. Odd Chairs. Hair Mat¬tresses, etc.. at JÜRGENS* FURNI¬TURE STORE. 419-21 E. Broad Street.Address postal or 'phone to store or fac¬tory, 107-9-11-13 N. Eighth Street, andour foreman will call on you with a newup-to-dato lino of samples. No chars*for estimates and no hard feelings i"we don't get the work.but we usuallydo._
WAUTED.-KALE HELP.
WA^tIsdTaBOUT20 GOOD COAL MIN«.ERS to work on tonnage, coal about «1feet 6 inches thick; no trouble or strike,regular work. Two boarding-house3 an«!private houses for famlies. Also 2 goodMEN to run Harrison's Coal PunchingMachines, piece work. For further par¬ticulars, apply SUPERINTENDENT,Chatham Coal and Iron Co.. Cumnock,N. C.
WANTED. TWO RELIABLE YOUNGMEN for Alleghany Hotel. Goshen. Vs.One who understands book-keeping,double entry*, and one for night clerk.Must have good reference and some ex¬perience at hotel work. Address F. H.BROCKENBROUGH. Lexington, Va.
WANTED.A MAN THAT UNDER-stands handling furniture, competentto take charge of shipping departmentfor furniture store. Address with ref¬erences FURNITURE, care Leader Of¬fice
AVANTED. BUNCH BREAKERS ANDCHEROOT ROLLERS; girls preferred.Address AV. AV. CRENSHAW, CherootFactory. Chase City. Va.
AVAKTED. RESPONSIBLE PHILADEL-phfa firm wants office manager atRichmond; salary. S1.S0O yearly; $700cash and satisfactory references re¬quired; commercial references furnished;position permanent. Address g-atargifBox 2S1, Philadelphia, Pa.
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WANTED. THOROUGHLY RELIABLElady canvassers for high-grade BakingPowder. Those with experience pre¬ferred. Address P. O. Box 4 ?d.
WANTEDAT ONCE.EXPERI¬ENCED CAN LABEL¬ERS. 1100 E. CARY ST.
A>roSE""""""TS.
PCr'JIAB ???G? THE PEOPLE.
ALL« THIS WEEK,
The Musical Comedy,
A TRIP TO BUFFALOCrisp. Merry. Sparkling. Original.
No Advance In Prices.
MISS MARIA BLAIR AVILL GIVE HERpopular lecture». "The Seven Great Pic¬tures of the AVorld," In the hall ot tiioWoman's Christian Association, 709-7UEast Franklin Street, on THURSDAY,March the 6th. at 4:'·? P. M. Thc lectu.r«jwill bo given under tho auspices of Cir¬cle No. «">. of Grace-Streej. PresbyterianChurch. Mrs. AValter D. Burfoot, chair¬man. Admission. 25 cents.
HEAVY HATrtlSG.
NOTICE..TO THE PUBLIC: THIS 13to call your attention to tha superiorquality of our JEFFERSON SPRINGAVHEAT FLOUR. This Flour we guar¬antee to make thirty pounds more breadto tho barrel and better bread than anyspring wheat ilour on the market; soldin 12U-pound bags. 29c: barrel, at "-'.t*·).Try it and you will use no other, S«ULL.YIAN'S SON, three stores.
BROOMS.2S DOZEN 2- 3- 4- AND 5-String BROOMS to be sold at auctionat the VALENTNË AUCTION CO'Swareroom. No. 612 East Broad Street.TO-MORROW (AVednesday) MORNINGMarch d, 1902, at 10."JO o'clock.
Richmond. \"a.. March 4. 1902.HAVING QUALIFIED AS EXECUTORon the estate of HENRY C. ALLEN,deceased. I hereby request all personahaving bills against his estate to pre¬sent the same to me for payment andall persons indebted to tils estate tesettle with me. Respectfully.
WINTHROP D. CRENSHAW.Executor, No. 916 East Main Street.
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VOTE FOR
A. L. PHILLIPS,FOR COUNCIL FROM CLAY WARD.
Subject to Democratic Primary.MEETINGS.
Richmond. A'a.. March 1. 1902.THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TH«Stockholders of the Tredegar Companywill be held on the 13th INSTANT at Uit. at their office in the city of Rich«mond, \ra.
J. R. J. ANDERSON.Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THIÏBOARD OF MANAGERS of the Retrealfor the Sick will be held THURSDAY,March 13th. at 11 ?. M.. for the electionof a president and other officers. Mrs.A. F. R-????. Acting President.
SPECÍALHOTI-ci:!HAUL EATERY-IKING ? * STORE ???-thing! INDEPENDENT TRANSFERCOMPANY. Both 'phones.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST.SUNDAY NIGHT, MARCH 2D,on Adams Street or on Main, betweenAdams and Sixth Street, a lover's knolBREAST PIN. Finder will return samato No. 214 South Sixth Street and getreward.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.FROM MYfarm in Powhatan. near Ctayville, on*white and liver-colored pointer PU I'(female). Answers to the name ot"Cleo." Five dollars reward if returnedto V. J. CLEMENTS. Clayville, Va.
LOST.IN OR NEAR MURPHY'S HO¬TEL, one lady's gold hunting-casoWATCK with initials E. L. M. on oneside and "A. L. C." on the other, andenameled gold and blue Pin. Finderwill be rewarded if left at MURPHY'SHOTEL OFFICE.
moved into a delightful new flat yester¬day at No. 314 South Third Street.
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Mrs. James Evans, of Florence, S. C,visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Reitz,U this City.
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Hfcse Dorothea B. Lee, who spent Sun¬day in AVide AVater, Va., has returnedto the city.
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Mrs. Polk Miller and Misses Maude andVirginia Lee Miller are the guests oCMrs. XV. Withers Miller, at No. 2 NorthFirst Street.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nelson and MissAlma E. Nelson, of New York, who havebeen traveling in the South and visit¬ing friends in this city, returned to theirhome. ¦*.
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Mr. R- T. Pierce, of Lancaster, whehas been visiting his daughter, Mrs. W,Meade Clark, has returned to his home.
Hold Called Mtciing.There will be a called meeting of th*
Ladies* Auxiliary of tho Railroad Y. At.C A. at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
